Wow. Can I just say Yummy!

Here’s a treat for ya’ll today, a peek at Emily Cale’s ‘Public Display of Affection’.

Enjoy!

Blurb:

After a heartbreaking end to her relationship with her girlfriend, Lucy Stark is looking to try something more adventurous. She turns to Madame Eve’s 1Night Stand service to help her find the perfect woman to push her boundaries and introduce her to the more daring side of a sexual encounter.

Samantha Taylor’s helped more than one woman explore her sexuality, but Lucy’s the first to really get to her. Keeping her walls up and the women she dates from getting inside is a skill she’s managed to master. After one night of unbridled passion, she has to decide whether to give up her hard exterior or let the woman of her dreams slip away.

Excerpt:

 “I’m Samantha, but you can call me Sam.” She paused, hoping for a response, then shrugged. “Can I come in?”

 Lucy—assuming it was Lucy?—shook her head and blinked a few times, as though she’d been in a trance. “Of course.” She stood back, holding the door open.

 “Seems like a nice enough room.” Nothing extraordinary, but it didn’t need to be with the scenery that surrounded it. No one came there to see the inside of a hotel room. Well, no one except for them, and they’d be doing very little of that. The king-sized bed decked out with a forest green and brown duvet and pillows took up a majority of the room. The whole set-up looked comfortable and inviting. Too bad the activities she had planned didn’t require a mattress. Setting her duffle bag next to the dresser, she turned back toward Lucy. “So what are you up for tonight?”

 Like a deer in headlights, the brunette looked puzzled by the question. “Well, I’m not sure. I thought maybe you’d have an idea or two and we could go from there?”

 As timid as Madame Eve had described in her email. She’d expected the woman to at least have a few ideas, an erotic act she’d found on the internet that intrigued her. Sam bit her tongue to keep from making a sarcastic comment. No judgment. This evening was to be an introduction to the more adventurous side of intimacy. Aside from that, she hoped to quell the sexual frustration that had been brewing deep inside her. “I have a few things worked out. After that, we can see where the night takes us.” She imagined it would have them in bed before late night TV even started. “Does that sound agreeable to you?” She half expected the wide-eyed woman in front of her to back out. From her expression, it was clear she contemplated her options.

 “That sounds good.” Lucy played with the edge of her black, knee-length skirt.

 Sam doubted the truthfulness of that statement, but decided to give her the benefit of the doubt. “Then I suggest we get started. We are on a tight schedule at the moment.” Crouching down, she pulled a small box from her overnight bag. “Why don’t you go put this on?”

 Lucy took it and turned it over in her hands. “What is it?” The pink color of the paper matched her sweater, Sam noted with amusement.

“Open it and you’ll find out.”

BIO:

Emily Cale spent the majority of her childhood as a visitor to the worlds of her favorite authors. With encouragement from her English teachers, she put pen to paper and began imagining her own stories. Preferring the fascinating lives of her characters, she majored in creative writing. When not lost in a manuscript or a good book, she enjoys crocheting, rock climbing, and playing board games. She currently lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband and a very spoiled cat.

Buy Link(s):

Decadent Publishing: http://www.decadentpublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=448&osCsid=k53gm93p0ek26d54p935na45b7

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Public-Display-Affection-Night-ebook/dp/B006ZIHUBS/ref=tag_stp_s2f_edpp_emily_cale

All Romance Ebooks: http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-publicdisplayofaffection-673179-144.html

In honor of my Spring release, Heart of a Vampire 1: Bloodstorm, I’m going to be doing a series on those sexy vampire actors.

Here’s where you come in.

Vote for who you think is the sexiest vampire, and I’ll showcase him.

Scroll below for a sample and leave a comment on who your favorite is. If I missed anyone, feel free to let me know and I’ll add them to the list.

Happy viewing.

 From ‘Being Human’, Aiden Turner as “Mitchell”

Wesley Snipes as “Blade”

 David Boreanez as “Angel”

James Marsters as “Spike”

 Gerard Butler as “Dracula” in Dracula 2000

Gary Oldman as “Dracula” in Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Lestat, “Interview with a Vampire”

Lestat, “Queen of the Damned”

Louis, “Interview with a Vampire”"

David, “Lost Boys”

Mick St. John

Eric Northman, “True Blood”

Michael Corvin, “Underworld”

Damon Salvatore, “Vampire Diaries”

Stephan Salvatore, “Vampire Diaries”

And because I LOVE the movie… (and Leslie Neilson)…

Dracula, “Dead and Loving It”

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We’ve played games, watched movies, laughed and cuddled a bunch.

Now, on to the goodies ~

I used Random.org to choose the 3 winners:

Susan Ricci

Cheryl Lynne

books4me2

Congrats :)

Please email me with your choice of one of my ebooks (PDF format). Click here to see the choices.

The Grand Prize winner of a Kindle Fire and a $20 Amazon gift card will be chosen within the week and the winner will be emailed directly.

Happy Holidays Ya’ll :)

Yup. Another blog hop & giveaway. I can’t help it, I’m excited to give stuff away :)

So, this giveaway runs from December 15th to Christmas day.

On the 26th, I will choose 3 winners to recieve your choice of one of my ebooks (PDF format). Click here to see the choices. You’ll also be entered for a chance to win a Kindle Fire and a $20 Amazon gift card as the grand prize, WOOT!

And don’t forget to stop by the other authors participating to win other awesome prizes as well.

How to enter?

Follow this blog :) Leave a comment letting me know, and answering the following question:

What’s your favorite part about the holidays?

That’s it. Leave your email or check back on the 26th to see if you’re one of the winners. The Grand Prize will be drawn.

eReaders and eBooks are hot. So hot, they’re on fire! The Kindle Fire, that is.

Now through DECEMBER 15, 2011, I’m participating in the “Reading next to the (Kindle) Fire” holiday giveaway. The prize? A brand, spankin’ new Kindle Fire and 20+ eBooks in Romance, Paranormal, Science Fiction, mystery and YA!

How do you enter?

1. Join/follow my blog

2. Click HERE to be taken to official entry form. Fill in the required information (it’s just a few smidgens), and you’re entered! While you’re over there, check out the full list of participating authors and books to be given to the winner.

The winner recieves a bunch of e-books, including Dragos 1: Burned (Now available on Amazon.com)

Good Luck and Happy Holidays : )

Not just because I could sit here forever and listen to Vin Diesel talk (YUM), but also cause I’m a horror geek. Now, I’m not one for major muscles. Sure, I like some, but not when it’s overpowering. But this man makes anything lickable…

So today, I have the pleasure of brining you some rock hard eye candy.

I love it.

With four kids, a husband, (Me, LOL) and countless family and friends to buy for, I count on Black Friday.

So, what tips do I have for you?

1) Pay attention to the ads. If you know you shop somewhere a lot, sign up for their emails. You’ll get first-hand deals all through the year, not just Black Friday.

2) Don’t use credit to shop. I’ve been there, done that, getting into debt to give my kids a good Christmas. It takes longer and costs more to pay off, so really, it’s a BAD idea…. unless…

3) Since I only have a limited amount of money saved up for Christmas, cause, you know, all the year round bills, I capitalize on Intrest Free credit cards.

- Home Depot is 0% for 6 months if you spend $299 or more. Do I need $300 worth of presents from them? Usually, no. They let you buy gift cards using credit, so that’s what I do. Then, next month when I need to buy something from HD, guess what? Yup. Gift cards.

-Amazon.com is 0% for 6 months if you spend $149 or more. I don’t know about gift cards, but I can always spend that much there between books for everyone in the family, friends, (Again, Me)…

-Walmart is running a special right now 0% for 6 months on ANY purchases made in Nov & Dec. I admit, I didn’t have a Walmart card, but when I saw this, I got one. Why? They had a high ticket item (XBox 360 Kinects bundle, which is good out-of-your-seat & family game play for the whole family). As soon as I pay it off, I’ll close the card.

Now, KEY: I’m not advocating using credit cards for Christmas shopping. (See #2)

But, if you’re like me and don’t have a hefty chunk of money for Black Friday, then shop wisely.

ANOTHER NOTE: If you’re approved for a $2500 card, PLEASE, PLEASE, don’t use it all.

You still have to pay it off, and in order to capitalize on the 0% interest, you must pay it off in the time allotted. Tonight (cause I do a lot of shopping online on Thanksgiving day – see sign up for emails) I purchased the majority of gifts I’ll be buying this year, through Amazon.com which has killer deals and usually reads ads so they can match your local sales, and Walmart (RE: Big item). I spent $400.

In order to pay that off in 6 months, it will cost me about $67 a month.

Yeah, I can afford that.

But I couldn’t afford to pay interest.

So, that’s my little bit of advice.

Now for the good stuff:

Welcome to our Black Friday blog hop! See below for the huge list of prizes!

One random commenter (can be on any of the blogs) will win a Kindle Fire, along with all the prizes below! That’s the easiest kind of shopping I can think of…

Prizes:

- Cassandra Carr: copy of either of my two current releases, Talk to Me or Head Games
- Kristabel Reed: back list copy of one of her stories and then on her own blog a $10 GC plus a copy of her newest release, Risque, a Regency Menage Tale
- Lucy Felthouse: back list copy of any of her single-title books
- Cari Quinn: back list copy of one of her books
- Leigh Elwood: two back list copies of her books
- Natasha Blackthorne: copies of her two Regency era novellas: Grey’s Lady and Waltz of Seduction
- Amber Kallyn: e-copy of Dragos 1

- Camryn Rhys: Kindle copies of The Barn Dance and Off the Record – Foodie Erotic Romances
- Lissa Matthews: two of her back list books
- Misa Buckley: an e-copy of Ironhaven and To Reach the Dawn
- Lacey Wolfe: a copy of Ambers Muse
- Courtney Sheets: a $25 GC to Ravenous Romance and a copy of Kona Warrior – PDF
- Sara Brookes: an e-copy of one of my back list books
- Cynthia Arsuaga: a copy of an e-book, and on her own blog five book charm book tethers
- Louisa Bacio: .pdf copy of my first book in The Vampire, The Witch & The Werewolf series, and on her own blog a $10 certificate to Ravenous Romance, and each commenter will also be entered to win a Goody Bag of new Orleans treats
- Malia Mallory: one copy each of The ABC’s of Erotica and Santa’s Back Door Baby
- Cynthia Eden: a copy of Angel of Darkness (either print or digital)
- Carrie Ann Ryan: an e-copy of The Alpha’s Path
- Jacquie Rogers: a Smashwords coupon for Faery Merry Christmas, plus on her own blog, a free copy of Much Ado About Marshals

- KT Grant: a print copy of Sweet and Sinful and an ebook copy of my next release, Xavier’s Loving Arms

So what are the rules? Simple: visit as many of the blogs as you can and leave a comment for the blog owner. For every comment, you’ll get one entry into the grand-prize drawing. Be sure to leave your e-mail address with every comment so we can find you if you win! And don’t forget that several blog owners are giving away prizes specific to their blog, too!

One winner will be chosen on Saturday morning using random.org. I will contact that person about the Kindle Fire and then each blog owner with a prize will contact the winner themselves to arrange delivery of said prize. Questions? Contact AuthorCassandraCarr AT gmail DOT com.

Good luck and Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

Click here to see & comment on the other participating Blogs :)

On Black Friday myself and 22 other authors will be joining together for an AWESOME blog hop! The theme? Why, holiday shopping tips & deals, of course!

AND we’ve got a deal for you! One random commenter (can be on any of the blogs) will win a Kindle Fire, along with the prizes below! That’s the easiest kind of shopping I can think of…

Prizes:

- Cassandra Carr: copy of either of my two current releases, Talk to Me or Head Games

- Kristabel Reed: back list copy of one of her stories and then on her own blog a $10 GC plus a copy of her newest release, Risque, a Regency Menage Tale

- Lucy Felthouse: back list copy of any of her single-title books

- Cari Quinn: back list copy of one of her books

- Leigh Elwood: two back list copies of her books

- Natasha Blackthorne: copies of her two Regency era novellas: Grey’s Lady and Waltz of Seduction

- Amber Kallyn: e-copy of Dragos 1

- Camryn Rhys: Kindle copies of The Barn Dance and Off the Record – Foodie Erotic Romances

- Lissa Matthews: two of her back list books

- Misa Buckley: an e-copy of Ironhaven and To Reach the Dawn

- Lacey Wolfe: a copy of Ambers Muse

- Courtney Sheets: a $25 GC to Ravenous Romance and a copy of Kona Warrior – PDF

- Sara Brookes: an e-copy of one of my back list books

- Cynthia Arsuaga: a copy of an e-book, and on her own blog five book charm book tethers

- Louisa Bacio: .pdf copy of my first book in The Vampire, The Witch & The Werewolf series, and on her own blog a $10 certificate to Ravenous Romance, and each commenter will also be entered to win a Goody Bag of new Orleans treats

- Malia Mallory: one copy each of The ABC’s of Erotica and Santa’s Back Door Baby

- Cynthia Eden: a copy of Angel of Darkness (either print or digital)

WHAT a list of prizes!!! Be sure to come back on Friday!

Hells to the yeah :)

So when they decided to make the movie, I was all over it.

Today I bring you Chris Hemsworth to warm you up if it’s cold outside.

These pictures warmed me up, hopefully they’ll do the same for you. I was in an Ab mood today. Hmm. Not sure why *drools*.

Who needs cocoa, right?